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? asked in HealthDental · 8 years ago

A dental insurance or a dental discount plan?

I don't have any dental insurance and pay out of pocket, usually about $300 to $1000 a year.

I've heard that dental insurance (in the USA anyway) is usually not a very good idea because of the high deductibles, poor coverage, etc. Are there any good USA dental insurance plans?

And what about dental discount plans? That's when you just pay a percentage of the dentist's fee, by agreement, and not the whole thing. No deductibles, no plan maximum, etc. That seems like a better way to go.

Am I missing something here? And can anyone recommend any good USA dental discount plans? Any to avoid?

Thanks!

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  • Zarnev
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    A discount plan would be a possibility. You can find plans that have a set fee schedule and not just a percentage discount. A percentage discount is not always the best way because the dentist can increase their prices to cover the discount. A set fee means the dentist will charge you a set fee for a procedure and this fee is contracted with the plan. The fee can change but not as quickly.

    However, you should also check out dental schools. The students there are supervised by dentist as they're working on you, and the cost is often about half of what your local dentist charges. You can find the nearest school here: http://www.yourhealthplanadvisor.com/Dentalschools...

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  • 8 years ago

    Hi.Z, i work in a ppo office...we do not take hmo`s...but i can tell u that metlife seems to cover quite a bit for patients. Now, we also offer a discount plan. My feeling is, dental ins if its not a ppo covers very little. cleanings, xrays and exams...sure usually covered every 6 mos...but big deal if ur ins cant help u with a night gaurd, root canal or crown ( the big ones). if shopping ask the ins co what percentage of a crown is covered. if its less than 80% big deal...might as well pay it yourself and drop.coverage. id hate to mislead you, but unless its a ppo coverage, seems.what u pay in co pays n premiums then very little help with big tbings...doesnt seem worth it. Discount plan might be the way to go.

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    you could not use it alongside consisting of your popular insurance. they won't additionally be usual on the comparable carriers. even if in the event that they're usual on the comparable carriers, one in each and every of two circumstances applies: a) it would be pointless, if the insurance organization has negotiated to get anybody making use of the insurance the comparable "low cost" by using fact the low cost plan aspects. The term "low cost" is deceptive. It means basically which you pay decrease than "complete" cost. It does not propose which you pay decrease than different shoppers. There won't be anybody paying "complete" cost. The discounted cost must be the standard cost. b) the low cost is extremely a chit for not making the service go in the path of the artwork of doing the insurance workplace work, which could be as much as 0.5 of their costs. they actually do not care even if in case you have the low cost plan or not, and could provide the low cost to anybody who does not cause them to do any insurance varieties. in case you employ the popular insurance, then they ought to handle the insurance workplace work, so as that they gained't provide you any reductions, different than those required via the popular insurance.

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